Chapter 44 - Teaser! (Patreon)

Expect the new chapter this weekend.  I'm polishing it up right now, but still struggling with where exactly to cut it off.

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North Lawn of the White House. Earth. Flight of the Navigator Universe.

Just as I had planned, we materialized on the platform I had replicated and beamed down, each of us on the respective symbols of our home world of origin, myself at the front of the pack. The area was near silent, the only sound to be heard was of birds and the summer wind moving through the green verdant leaves of the trees on either side of us. While I did not turn around, my onboard sensors indicated that the area in front of the White House, on the street, had been closed down and blocked off so there was no one on the sidewalk or by the fencing.

As I subtly glanced around, my HUD began lighting up in red outlines, showing the placement of massed troops and military vehicles all over the area including snipers on the roof of the White House whose rifles were trained on our positions. I was once again glad that Carl had reminded me that every one of my party should be protected by their shields.

In front of us, 30 or so yards away, was a delegation of men in suits and formal military uniforms, likely high-level officers. We eyed each other across the distance in silence, waiting. What we were waiting for was unknown. Maybe they wanted to confirm that we weren’t going to kill them all? I didn’t know.